I've been having a lull in reading lately. Nothing I've read for pure me entertainment has been super satisfying, except for a couple of one-offs here and there. Then I got ACOMAF for Mother's Day. I actually had it sit on my dresser for a couple of days before starting it. We can all admit Maas's books start a little-

-And then go a lot-​

Let me preface all of this by saying this book was one looooong happy sigh for me. I LOVED IT. You can't take it away from me now-it's already in my brain.

​I reviewed A Court of Thorns and Roses a couple of months ago. You can find that here:

​-Okay-​-I'm good now-

A Court of Mist and Fury​-A Review-

-Don't forget-

So I'm going to start out by saying I can kind of get why some people are a little upset. It's like 1% of the people that read this book, but still. They are morbidly upset, and to me, unjustly so. Maas pulled a Chaol/Rowan re-calibration that some people were angry about. Let's talk about that first.

1. Tamlin and Feyre hardly talked at all in the first book. Seriously.

2. Tamlin didn't try to get her out of under the mountain. Lucien did more to help her in that time than Tamlin ever did (excuses pour in)-----NO. Tamlin didn't do shit. Let's move on.

3. Rhysand did a lot to make sure Feyre survived in ACOTAR. We all know he always does things with dual intention, but after what we learn toward the end of ACOMAF, and why Feyre loved to paint stars, we all know he was watching her back.

4. Tamlin is an emotional control freak that doesn't get it. He can't see the way he and his court are literally killing her. He went on multiple scouting missions, he should have at least acknowledged her physical changes when he came back. It should have been obvious she was unwell. It's shown time and time again, through various actions, that he doesn't want to be close to her, he wants to control her. Separation of an individual from their own control and isolation from others is a prime sign of an abuser.

5. Rhys. Rhys. Rhys. Rhys Rhys. Rhys. Rhys. Rhys. Rhys.For those who didn't like him in the first book: What is wrong with you?Okay, let's think about this. Rhysand was essentially Amarantha's plaything. He had no control over what happened to him in FIVE decades. So if you guys want to throw out the Well he drugged Feyre under the mountain argument, go on ahead. I'm sure Rhys would have loved to have been drugged to the point of not being able to remember under the mountain too, but I digress.

-I'm done ranting about ACOTAR now-

​-Let's talk about the Dream and Nightmare Courts-

​​The Court of Dreams is everything you wanted and more. How can it not be, with such delicious characters? I have high hopes for Amren. Fingers crossed that once she touches that book she turns into a dragon the size of a castle. Come on, she fell asleep with that damn necklace from Summer Court next to her head and her jewelry was strewn around her living quarters. She also gave Feyre a necklace. I think Rhys's shock at seeing it around her neck was more at the fact that Amren would give jewelry away.Cassian and Azriel are great sparing partners, but even though Maas usually gives tons of male character candy to chew on, I felt the girls were a huge strength in this book. Morrigan is a character that we actually want to see again and again. She also provides great comic relief and a good shoulder for Feyre to lean on when needed.

​-Feyre's emotional struggles are completely sympathetic and fully realized. She never sounded whiny to me, and her struggle to find herself added depth to the book.

-Rhysand and Feyre's bantering and eventual emotional entanglement are ideal. He never holds her down and tends to empower her every step he takes. His end revelations make everything meld together in a heartrendingly romantic and twisted way. (This is the first time I've almost done that thing...what is it called...Swoon?)

-Even the Court of Nightmares was a treat. Someone can only play a role for hundreds of years if it's a little bit fun. It was definitely a guilty pleasure. I'm sure Feyre would agree.​

​-Side notes on the Spring Court-(Because, let's be honest, that's all they really deserve right now)​

-Tamlin, you are a piece of crap. I have worse words, I will not use them. I mean, he was willing to break Feyre to get her back in the end. To OWN her. If that's not selfish, I don't know what is.

-Freaking Lucien. Hats off to Maas for the Elain bit at the end. It's a great way to keep Lucien in the thick of things without him going off into Spring Court politics, never to be seen again. He's a gem, and it was a really smart move on her part. I really enjoyed his narrowing of the eyes as Feyre walked back into the Spring Court. He's no spring chicken, he knows what's up. I think he has enough of a head on his shoulders to make a wager that she just might be able to pull them out of whatever bad bargain they made with the King of Hybern.

-A couple of last thingies-

-I'm glad what happened to her sisters happened when it did. It's a great plot device I didn't really see coming and it helps to keep her sisters in the story, yet still safe.

-The side trip to Summer Court was a great diversion in the book. Even more hilarious was the unspoken back and forth with Amren and one of the princes of the Summer Court.

-The Bone Carver and The Weaver were some of the best pieces of fantasy writing I've read in a while. Dark creatures with evil desires tend to dip in and out of the courts, but these two beasts are approached for various reasons, with the outcomes being more than a little entertaining and frightening at the same time.

-There is a lot of sex in this book. Wait, that's an understatement. There is a plethora of sex in this book. It's not vague YA sex either. It's heaving bosom Romance novel stuff. I think they tried to quickly re-label this New Adult as fast as possible. It's very graphic. Heads up ;) .

​I can say with deep emotion I'm scared to read the last book.If anyone dies, I don't think I would be able to handle it. Don't you do it, Sarah J Maas. Don't you do it.

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